HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportProject: 83 Pink Row- Headwords Improvement Project
General Information
Applicant: Town of Montville WPCA
Requested Action: Coastal Area Management Review
Location: 83 Pink Row (Map 74 Lot 40A)
Existing Land Use, Acreage, Zoning:
Treatment Plant
16.58 acres
GOV Zone
Coastal Area Review
Staff Comment: The property is located within the Coastal Area Management Zone. The majority
of the property is located within the designated area of Shorelands with a small portion along
Horton Cove designated as Tidal Wetlands. The WPCA is proposing to install a grit separator
between two existing building which are not located in the Tidal Wetlands Area. The grit separator
is an open top, in ground concrete tank that will be used for the treatment of wastewater.
Draft Motion for Approval:
The Commission approves the coastal site plan and finds that the proposed activity is consistent
with all applicable goals and policies in CGS section 22a-92. The Commission finds the project
consistent for the following reasons:
1. This project area is designated as shorelands on the coastal resources map. There is a
small portion of the property that is within Tidal Wetlands that is along Horton Cove, but
it is not within the project area. Shorelands are those land areas within the coastal
boundary exclusive of coastal hazard areas, which are not subject to dynamic coastal
processes and which are comprised of typical upland features such as bedrock hills, till
hills, and drumlins. In general shorelands are not located within coastal flood or erosion
hazard areas and contain no tidal wetlands, beaches dunes or other sensitive resources.
2. The project is located in a developed GOV Zone.
3. The applicant has used best management practices based on the 2004 Connecticut
stormwater quality manual.
4. The applicant has used best management practices based on the 2002 Connecticut E&S
guidelines.
5. The project is consistent with the Coastal Policy to regulate shoreland use and
development in a manner which minimizes adverse impacts upon adjacent coastal
systems and resources.